Watching the disciples carefully leave with their eggs in their arms, the energy that Master Kunshan had been forcing himself to hold up finally waned.
Master Huxiao quietly reached out his hand and supported Master Kunshan from behind.
"Master, did you come up with the question for the second round yourself?"
Master Huxiao didn't understand Master Kunshan's intention. But as an elder, he knew that the eggs in the disciples' hands could never hatch.
"These eggs were the useless ones that were shown to you in the previous batch. They all failed to hatch and could only be exchanged for some low - grade spirit stones. But you said that you wanted the disciples to try to hatch them. I really don't understand!"
Master Huxiao watched Chu Lanqiu leave with a frown, holding her egg. He secretly worried for his own disciple.
Since this egg was doomed not to hatch, then this round was unsolvable. There would be no winner. So what was the point of this question?
The question raised by Master Huxiao was exactly what the other elders couldn't figure out.
They all looked at Master Kunshan, hoping that he could give an explanation.
"Cough... cough..."
Master Kunshan coughed a few times, closed his eyes, and took a few deep breaths to slowly calm the pain in his chest.
"You will soon see the meaning of this round."
Saying that, Master Kunshan turned his gaze to the departing disciples.
The elders, full of doubts, followed Master Kunshan's gaze and found that the disciples who should have left quietly suddenly broke into an argument.
An egg in a disciple's hand dropped to the ground. The eggshell cracked, and the liquid that wrapped the little spirit beast inside flowed all over the ground.
"Aaaah!! My egg!!"
Saying that, the disciple's eyes turned scarlet. He pushed the white - robed disciple beside him.
"It was you who pushed me that I accidentally dropped this egg. I can't complete the exam. You have to give me your egg!!"
"Why should I give it to you? Just because you say I pushed you doesn't mean I did. Do you have any evidence? You probably just think the egg you got is bad and want to steal mine!!"
The white - robed disciple hugged the egg in his arms tightly and nervously dodged the hand of the disciple who dropped the egg.
Some of the on - looking disciples with a shrewd mind had already started to look at others' eggs with malicious looks.
Fei Fei, who was standing behind Chu Lanqiu, rolled his eyes. He slowly approached Chu Lanqiu and then pretended to be pushed. He slammed into Chu Lanqiu with force.
But unexpectedly, Chu Lanqiu seemed to have eyes on the back of her head. She dodged Fei Fei with a quick move.
Moreover, she also quickly put the egg back into her storage bag.
But Fei Fei wasn't so lucky. The egg in his arms flew out due to inertia and his slippery hands.
Just one second before it hit the ground, Fei Fei leaped forward and caught the egg.
But one corner of the egg had hit the ground, and the fragile eggshell had cracked slightly.
Seeing this, anger welled up in Fei Fei's heart. He wanted to scold Chu Lanqiu.
If Chu Lanqiu hadn't dodged, his egg wouldn't have had any problems!!
But Chu Lanqiu walked over in front of Fei Fei's angry and surprised eyes. She slowly squatted down, her eyes cold.
"Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?"
"If you want to make a move, you should come up with a better plan. You're just making a fool of yourself."
Fei Fei was so choked by Chu Lanqiu's words that his face turned alternately pale and red. The looks of the surrounding disciples at him immediately changed.
"Chu Lanqiu, how long do you think you can be so smug?" Fei Fei lowered his voice and said viciously.
But Chu Lanqiu didn't take Fei Fei's words to heart at all. She stood up, looked deeply at Master Kunshan on the high platform through the crowd.
Master Kunshan met Chu Lanqiu's complex gaze and suddenly smiled.
The elders were all puzzled by Master Kunshan's smile. Because of this question, the hidden malice in the disciples' hearts was fully exposed, and there were so many guests from other sects present.
In such a situation, how could Master Kunshan still laugh?!
"It seems... someone has already noticed that there's something wrong with this question."
Master Huxiao, standing beside Master Kunshan, also saw Chu Lanqiu's reaction. Pride welled up in his heart.
"Master, this question of yours is very meaningful."
Letting the disciples try to hatch the eggs that couldn't hatch was, first of all, a way to find out whether the disciples had mastered their skills.
If a disciple was truly talented, they might find something wrong with the egg during the hatching process and then come up with other solutions.
Secondly, within these half - a - month, it would give the ill - intentioned disciples a chance to act, so that everyone could see their true nature.
Moreover, it was also a test of whether the disciples could come up with a solution and protect their eggs within these half - a - month.
This round of the question not only tested knowledge and wisdom but also tested people's hearts.
Since they were selecting the young master of the sect, this person must have knowledge, wisdom, and courage. In the future, they would have to grow into someone who could lead and protect the Beast - Taming Sect.
The eggs in their hands at this moment were like the "Beast - Taming Sect" that would be entrusted to them.
"What if a disciple really takes out their heart's blood in order to win the competition?"
Master Kunshan sat down, holding the armrest of the stool, and said quietly, "The master of All - Life has come. I've already explained it to the master of the Green Wood Sect. She will assist."
Master Huxiao nodded in understanding. All - Life could speed up the growth of spiritual herbs. If a disciple really took out their heart's blood, the sect could also rescue them in time.
The master was really the master. He had thought of everything.
Master Huxiao's lips moved a few times. He seemed to have something to ask but didn't dare to speak.
Master Kunshan glanced at him sideways, sighed, and said, "You want to ask how to win the competition, right?"
Master Huxiao gave a silly smile and scratched his nose, "Sure enough, the master is amazing."
"Half a month later, the one who successfully hatches a spirit beast will be the champion."
Master Huxiao was confused again.
The problem was back to the beginning. The eggs couldn't hatch at all. Where could a little spirit beast come from?!
"Master, this is a bit..."
Master Kunshan was annoyed by Master Huxiao's dullness. He suppressed his irritation and rolled his eyes at him, "I only said that they should bring the hatched spirit beast here. I didn't specify which egg it should be hatched from."
After saying that, Master Kunshan ignored Master Huxiao and turned away.
Master Huxiao stood there stunned, his eyes blank.
Wasn't this clearly saying that cheating was allowed?!
But for the sake of fairness, the elders who knew the meaning of this round naturally wouldn't say it out.
Master Huxiao was a bit worried. He didn't know if his disciple could understand so many things. Chu Lanqiu was so stupid and dull. She didn't inherit half of her master's intelligence. It really worried him.
Fei Fei carried the problematic egg back to his cave. He paced restlessly in the room.
Then, the restlessness in his eyes slowly turned into hatred.
Chu Lanqiu, it's your fault that you blocked others' way. Whether you live or die in the future depends on your own luck.
Saying that, he took out a seemingly normal demonic egg from his storage bag. A plan slowly formed in his mind.